Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health
(REACH) was established in 1995 to conduct social and behavioral
research on interventions designed to enhance family caregiving,
particularly in minority families, for persons with Alzheimer's
Disease and related disorders. Data were collected through randomized
clinical trials at six sites: University of Alabama--Birmingham,
the Research and Training Institute of the Hebrew Rehabilitation
Center for Aged in Boston, University of Tennessee--Memphis,
University of Miami, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and
Stanford University, and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
Interventions studied included psychoeducational support groups,
behavioral skills training programs, family-based systems
interventions, environmental modifications, and technological
computer-based information and communication services. Although
interventions varied by site, all sites collected the same data at the
same time intervals. The impact of the various intervention strategies
on psychological distress, health status, health practices, and health
care utilization was assessed. Parts 1 through 5 contain screening
data and a short mental status questionnaire. Parts 6 through 24
contain baseline data and cover activities of daily living, anxiety,
and caregiver health and behaviors along with sociodemographic
information. Also included are care recipient medications and
sociodemographic information. Parts 25 and 26 contain tracking data
and also include an examination of interventions.

Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health
(REACH) was established in 1995 to conduct social and behavioral
research on interventions designed to enhance family caregiving,
particularly in minority families, for persons with Alzheimer's
Disease and related disorders. Data were collected through randomized
clinical trials at six sites: University of Alabama--Birmingham,
the Research and Training Institute of the Hebrew Rehabilitation
Center for Aged in Boston, University of Tennessee--Memphis,
University of Miami, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and
Stanford University, and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
Interventions studied included psychoeducational support groups,
behavioral skills training programs, family-based systems
interventions, environmental modifications, and technological
computer-based information and communication services. Although
interventions varied by site, all sites collected the same data at the
same time intervals. The impact of the various intervention strategies
on psychological distress, health status, health practices, and health
care utilization was assessed. Parts 1 through 5 contain screening
data and a short mental status questionnaire. Parts 6 through 24
contain baseline data and cover activities of daily living, anxiety,
and caregiver health and behaviors along with sociodemographic
information. Also included are care recipient medications and
sociodemographic information. Parts 25 and 26 contain tracking data
and also include an examination of interventions.

Access Notes

The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public.
Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

This study is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA), the aging program within ICPSR. NACDA
is sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Heath (NIH).

Dataset(s)

WARNING: Because this study has many datasets, the download all files option has been suppressed, and you will need to download one dataset at a time.

Universe:
Family caregivers living with persons with dementia for at
least six months in Birmingham, AL, Boston, MA, Memphis, TN, Miami,
FL, Palo Alto, CA, and Philadelphia, PA.

Data Type(s):
survey data

Methodology

Sample:
Convenience sample with recruitment strategies varying at
each site.

Data Source:

personal interviews

Version(s)

Original ICPSR Release: 2001-11-14

Version History:

2006-03-30 File CB3253.ALL.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads.

2005-11-04 On 2005-03-14 new files were added to one
or more datasets. These files included additional setup files as well
as one or more of the following: SAS program, SAS transport, SPSS portable,
and Stata system files. The metadata record was revised 2005-11-04 to
reflect these additions.